BlockMorgan Crossing, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Oswego Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60543. The Survey maps it on the Aurora South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1925 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Aurora South quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Aurora South quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
83 words on this townshipHistory of Kendall County, Illinois, from the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time, published 1877 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Oswego Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Oswego Township - 83 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Morgan Crossing: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fox Ridge Stone | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hafrenrichter Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kendall County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerpath Trails | 0.3 miles | 14 | |
| Ashcroft | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Deerpath Creek | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| White Pines | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| Ashcroft Place | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lakeview Estates | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Old Reserve Hills | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lakeview Estates West | 1.1 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122568810 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2778337. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.